Demo Election Fund Reaches 643.50 in Gillespie County
Voluntary contributions to defray the cost of the democratic primary elections in Gillespie County totaled 643.50. The final list of contributors includes Congressman O C Fisher and Hugo Kallenberg among others with multiple donors giving five to twenty five dollars.
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Gillespie County
O. C. Fisher
Hugo Kallenberg
Edward Stein
Woerner Warehouse
Annie Blum
Alfred Crenwelge
John Maner
E. L. Walter
Emil Petsch
Edwin Dittmar
Kurt Keidel
B. H. Heinen
Arthur Zenner
Felix Stehling
Felix Heimann
Harry A. Tubbs
Walter McKay
E. W. Hahn
Selma Striegler
A. L
Veterans urged to contact VA for school entry this fall
Veterans planning to enter school this fall should contact VA at the Fredericksburg office for eligibility certificates. E R Fentor, VA Contact Representative, reports record enrollment anticipated. locals advised to verify schools to attend and obtain eligibility certificates each Friday afternoon. Iddo Wahl donated peaches to the Publishing Company staff on Wednesday morning.
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E. R. Fentor
Legion
Texas
Fenton
Veterans Administration Office
Commissioners Courtroom
Fredericksburg
Iddo Wahl
Eckert
Auction Prices Listed for Goods and Persons
Names Woerner Hugo Stehling Johanna Ludwig Ani ta Winkel appear with prices three dollars two dollars and one dollar respectively, indicating a ledger of sale values. The fragment suggests a catalog or bidding context with multiple individuals linked to monetary amounts.
Texas House Proposes State Retirements for Appointees
A House joint resolution seeks an amendment to Article 16 adding Section 62 to create a Retirement Disability and Death Compensation Fund for state appointees. It limits state contributions to 5 percent and 1680 dollars per person, with investment rules and anti dual benefits. Counties may create similar funds by majority vote with similar limits and investment rules. A second joint resolution authorizes 75000 dollars to pay Tarleton College building claims from 1937 deficiency authorization, with election procedures set for 1946. A local note mentions visitors from Chicago and Cleveland staying with Fredericksburg residents.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
United States
John Tarleton Agricultural College
A. D
Early Texas Days Told By Stamford Writer Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell of Stamford recounts family roots in Dresden Navarro County from 1844 with Anson Jones' signature on land grants. He recalls wagon travel to Houston, lack of fences, wild animals, slave made shoes, and leather use. He mentions Ethan Melton and John Welch, Battle of San Jacinto, and Santa Anna’s capture. The Melton cemetery lies near Dresden. pioneer graves include Campbell ancestors.
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Texas
Mike Campbell
Stamford
Dresden
Navarro County
Republic of Texas
Anson Jones
Houston
Meltons
Ethan Melton
John Welch
San Jacinto
Santa Anna
Smith
General Houston
Old Dresden
Melton
Frontiers Vanish in North America Quote
A fragment states that frontiers have vanished for ever in North America, emphasizing a historic loss of wilderness and borders. It frames the regional change as a lasting transformation.
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North America
Vander Cook Music Camp Opens On Texas Lutheran Campus
A two week music recreation camp run by the Vander Cook School of Music in Chicago will be held at the Texas Lutheran College campus starting August 12 for junior and senior high musicians and directors. President W F Kraushaar announced the event featuring a drum major school and courses in directing harmony interpretation and baton twirling along with band and orchestra work.
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Vandercook School of Music
Chicago
Ilinois
Texas Lutheran College
W. F. Kraushaar
New Educational Credit Tracks For High School Graduates
Special classes for band, orchestra, and glee club directors offer three hours college credit to all high school graduates during a two week program. A petroleum authority predicts 20 percent gasoline savings per car as engines adapt to better fuels. A new knockometer gauges motor fuel performance by providing octane ratings and engine knocking characteristics at different speeds.
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Glee Club
Petroleum Authority
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Pat Neff, Jr
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Chicago, IL
Anna Graf
Cleveland
Ohio
Baranski
Graf
Fred and
Carl Maas
Henry Borchers
San Saba
Boyce Houst i, Gochenay
Moritz
Ksburg
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
U.S. Army
Hardeman
A. W. Moursand
Johnson City
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Gillespie
Llano Mason
Menard and
San Saba Counties
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